Mid-March 1493 of Sea Circle Calendar.
Holy Land Mary Geoise, Pangaea Castle, Room of Authority.
The sound of footsteps treading on floor tiles grew from far to near.
"Everyone."
The bald old man walked into the room holding the Shodai Kitetsu, a newspaper in his hand.
"It seems we have been too lenient lately, and our subordinates have become somewhat disobedient."
The newspaper was thrown on the table.
The other four Elders merely glanced at the headline before resuming their previous activities.
Those drinking tea continued drinking tea, those tasting desserts continued tasting desserts.
"Ah, you're talking about this matter, Saint Nasjuro."
After taking a gentle sip of red wine, Ju Peter swirled the glass, watching the red liquid inside slowly flow down the wall.
[#Shocking! The Roger Pirates Battle the Marine, Triggering the Apocalyptic Thunder!! The Marine's Hero!!]
[#Risking Death to Film, Our Reporter Honourably Injured Reporting the Thunder Hero… The Goro Goro no Mi, the Marine Headquarters's Counterattack!]
[#The Strongest Fruit of the Logia-type, Monkey D. Garp, the Marine's Hero Soon to Become the Nightmare of Pirates!]
"So it's the Logia-type Goro Goro no Mi. Where did the Marine Headquarters find this fruit?"
"That's not the important matter, Saint Saturn. Who ate the Goro Goro no Mi is something we can all disregard, but…"
Ju Peter put down his wine glass, a trace of anger in his gaze as he looked at the newspaper.
"The Navy knowingly did not report it, this is an act of rebellion. The Navy can eat the Goro Goro no Mi, but only under our command."
"The Navy is merely a hunting dog we keep. If this hunting dog becomes disobedient, it should be disciplined."
"Everyone, what are your views?"
"Approve."
"Approve…"
Within 10 seconds, four approvals sounded one after another.
"But there is a more important matter here that we need to resolve."
Warcury slightly lowered his head, his balding scalp reflecting white light.
"The one who ate the Goro Goro no Mi is that Garp. You know about him, right? That man does not like the Celestial Dragons."
"He doesn't even show the most basic respect. The man known as a hero by the entire Marine has never been under our control."
"Even if we want to promote him to Marine Admiral, he will most likely refuse."
"A man of the D clan…"
A complex look flashed in the eyes of the Five Elders.
"He has already become an inescapable trouble. That man has become an existence we cannot easily resolve."
"This is truly a disgrace. The best method now is to use time to erase everything about him."
"This matter…"
Warcury slowly exhaled and said in a deep voice, "I suggest reporting it to that lord, and let him make the decision."
"The Goro Goro no Mi hasn't appeared for hundreds of years. Its sudden appearance now worries me that it might cause unnecessary changes."
"Garp's three types of Haki were already powerful. Now, adding this fruit..."
"Once the other party shows signs of rebellion, he will be an excessively powerful enemy for our World Government."
Nusjuro frowned tightly, pausing the action of maintaining his sword.
"The matter hasn't reached the point where we need to disturb that lord's rest. Place Garp on the highest priority surveillance list."
"If the other party shows any signs of abnormality, then it won't be too late to report to that lord."
"The most important thing right now is to discipline the Marine Headquarters."
"I suggest cutting the Marine's military expenses for next year by thirty percent. The Marine Headquarters must vacate more officer positions for our people to take over."
"Approve."
Mars put down the raspberry shortbread, elegantly cleaning the crumbs from his beard.
"Have the Marine Fleet Admiral wait outside the Room of Authority. We will issue this punishment notice three days later."
"Approved."
"Approve."
"Approve."
At the same time, in the Ryugu Kingdom, 10,000 meters deep under the sea…
Bazel, who was attending the Kaido's 'cram school', suddenly stopped and turned his head strangely to look at Enel, who was doing push-ups and chatting not far away.
"What did you say? The Marine fought with the Roger Pirates?"
"997, 998... 1000!"
"Whew~"
Enel stood up to catch his breath. Without bothering to wipe off the sweat, he began weighted squats.
"That's right, Aniki, I heard others talking about it this morning."
"Didn't Hanafuda-sama station himself at the entrance of Fish-Man Island? He caught some pirate crews trying to kidnap mermaids and leave."
"He got the news from them after intense interrogation."
"As for the newspaper, it's with Aneki~"
"Toki, let me see the newspaper."
Bazel stopped sparring, took the newspaper from Toki, and looked at it together with Kaido.
"The Marine won a great victory, the Oro Jackson was swallowed by a super Sea King, the entire Roger Pirates crew whereabouts unknown… The World Economic News Paper's newspapers are becoming more and more unreliable."
Shaking his head, Kaido said disdainfully, "That man Roger wouldn't die so easily in the mouth of a Sea King."
"The Marine missed their chance this time. It will probably be very difficult to find the Roger Pirates next time."
As he listened to Kaido's rant, Bazel frowned slightly.
He gave the Goro Goro no Mi to Garp not for him to attack without certainty.
Wanting to prevent the Roger Pirates from becoming the Pirate King, the Goro Goro no Mi was a one-time-use trump card!
Once this fruit appeared in the public eye, half the meaning behind him giving the fruit would be lost.
'The prepared Roger Pirates would definitely not show themselves easily again.'
Bazel believed that the next time they appear, it will probably be after they obtain Oden and begin deciphering the ancient script.
The problem is, at this moment, the Beasts Pirates lack the qualifications to stop the Roger Pirates.
Forget stopping them.
With their current combat strength, it's simply impossible for them to defeat the Roger Pirates.
King against king, general against general.
Whether it's Kaido or himself, neither is a match for Roger or Rayleigh.
Time!
He needs more time to develop!
The Roger Pirates, with Kozuki Oden, would possess five awakeners of Conqueror's Haki.
Furthermore, all five would later become masters proficient in advanced Conqueror's Haki infusion.
In contrast, the Beasts Pirates.
Apart from him and Kaido, there was no third. If Loki could join, then they might have the capital to fight the Roger Pirates!
But this capital is also predicated on him and Kaido becoming stronger.
If they cannot hold off Roger and Rayleigh, the future battlefield will only become more chaotic.
"There's not enough time—"
Hearing Bazel sigh, Kaido frowned and asked, "Even if that Garp ate the Goro Goro no Mi, there's no need for you to sigh, right?"
"No, the reason for my distress isn't the Marine, but the Roger Pirates."
Bazel flipped through the content on the back of the newspaper.
"If this Marine's operation could crush them, it would naturally be a good thing. For us who want to become the Pirate King, we'd have one less opponent in the future."
"Unfortunately, this operation wasn't successful. The Marine's actions instead became the club that woke the drunkard."
"The Roger Pirates, having learned their lesson, will definitely be more cautious."
"Kaido-san, I remember you mentioned to me before that the Roger Pirates were searching for something in the New World around 1476 of Sea Circle Calendar, right?"
Kaido nodded hesitantly, "That's correct, but this is what Linlin told me. I'm not entirely sure if it's true or not."
At 1476 of Sea Circle Calendar, the Roger Pirates' first failed attempt to reach the final island.
After the first failure, the somewhat discouraged Roger Pirates returned to the East Blue and stayed on the music island, Elegia, for a long time.
Until the music there revitalized Roger, and the Roger Pirates set sail again.
No one knows what the Roger Pirates were actually searching for in the New World that year.
Except for Bazel.
As a hardcore fan of the One Piece Anime, he naturally knew that before obtaining Oden, Roger only suspected that the Poneglyphs recorded something.
But he couldn't be sure.
It wasn't until 1496 that Roger borrowed Oden from Whitebeard and set out again.
One year, it took only one year from that time for Roger to reach the final island!
And named it Laugh Tale!
The biggest joke… Laugh Tale!
"After this scare, I'm worried the Roger Pirates will operate covertly from the shadows."
"Look here..."
Kaido followed Bazel's finger to look at the newspaper picture.
"Under such dense thunder, that ship can still sail smoothly."
At first, Kaido didn't see anything amiss, but in a sudden moment, his gaze fell on the naturally hanging sails!
"Wait, Bazel, the sea area in the picture is the Calm Belt?!"
Kaido's expression changed slightly, "Why can their pirate ship maintain such high speed without any wind?!"
Bazel pointed at the shadow beneath the ship.
"Because of the ocean currents. When a super Sea King rises from the seabed, it creates massive shock waves."
"This ship..."
"Is riding the momentum!!!"
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